Sorry to burst your bubble-
1; he won the district, not the main event (that’s held on Yom Ha’atzmaut). It’s like getting into the semifinals…..not yet winning the world series.
2; there are different tracks for religious and non-religious students. For example, non-religious may be asked to distinguish between the three Isaiah’s and their time periods (non of which is pre-churban bayis rishon) – not a question you would ask a religious student!
But – a yiddishe kup bleibt a yiddishe kup!